Razor strop and method of making the same



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WITNESSEIS RAZOR STRG? AN@ Application filed February 17, i921.

To all fui/wm it may Concern.'

Be it known that lf, Cininnns C. Pnrnason, a citizen ot the Tunited States, residing` at Chicago7 in the county oit @ook and State ot' illinois, have invented a new and use-ful Razor Strop and Method o Making the Same, ot which the following is a. sgeciiication.

This invention relates to improvements in razor strops and method oit making the same.

rlhe general objects of the invention ar to provide a razor strop` which Las a loir..y lite, which wears down evenly, ich put a lasting edge on a razor, which does n need to be reversed to produce a heen edge. both sides thereof' being usable, and which does not wear away or abra steel ot the blade.

Other objects will appear as the description is proceeded with.

rlhe invention will be liest unoerstood from a consideration et the following detailed description taken in connection wth the accompanying drawing crrning gert ot this specication with the understanding, however, that the invention is not coniined to any strict conformity with the showing` in the drawing, hut niay be changed and niodiiied so long;` such changes and modi.- ications marit no material departure Afrom the salient features ot the invention as eX- pressed in the appended claims.

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Fig. l is a perspective view ot a i: agment of the material which forms the outside ot the strop.

Fig. 2 is a the strop.

Fig'. 3 is a perspective view or the coinplete strop.

My improved razor strop is made of tour parts: a sheathing or body part 5?, an inner .lining 6 a leather grip 7? and a handle 8. The sheathing` 5 is originally in the term oi" heavy linen or canvas hose, while the lining 6 which 'forms a reservoir within the sheathing is preterablv inade of linen of hner weave. The c, is ot leather nd is united to one end ot the sheathing by sewing, and the leather' handle 8 is liiewise secured to the sheatl'iing at the opposite ond oit the strop.

rl`he iirst step is to out the canvas or linen hose 5 to the eesired length; then it is put boiling` water tor a period so that the transverse cross section through THG@ F MAKENG TELE SAILE.

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ric is shrunl rlfhis makes the weave of fabric more compact and results in inakne' the completed strop a more solid one. ihen the sheathing is put in a warm -place until it dries thoroughly both inside and ut. After it is dry7 it is laid on a level surface and a. damp cloth is placed on both sides. i hot iron is then taken and pressed up and down the entire length ot the body member 5 until all the wrinkles are pressed out of the goods. Again the body member is laid away for a few hours until it becomes perfectly dry. Nefit, the body 5 is clamped down upon a surface and is carefully sandpaigered so as to slightly abrade the fabric which causes the weave to open somewhat so that filling material (to be described) will work through the tabrio from the inside to the outside suriace on hoth sides of the strop.

Now the lining, reservoir 6 is put inside tl' esheathing A up by' mixing strop is made L 's and plunibago or ite to;' ther until th c cream is 'ornied. YVthis heavy cream is poured into the inside et the body member on each side of the reservoir; that isa the .tiling mixture not only inside the reservoir lining 6 but it is also outside tl/iereof;1 though inside thY sheathing. Then the strop body is rolled under pressure. rihis forces the filling through the weave of the reservoir lining` and also through the weave of; the sheathing.

rihe reason for Filling the inside of the strop is that as the strop is worn Yfrom the outsideby sharpening razor, the strokes torce the iiliing the inside to go through the weave whereby the strop always retains its initial shzupeningv qualities. The inner lining and filling male the strop a solid one and also provide a,

level cushion tor the razor; and the strop itselit always re* taios e true flat surface and never becomes hollow the center, as is the case with leather strops.

lil w the outside surface oit the sheathing lFirst, dry plumbago is apnlied evenly over the saine and is worked into the -weave of the stro). ident, liquid wax is 'foread over the strop and is worked into the ric with a hot iron. Finally7 the creamy mixture ot pluinbago and egg' yolks is spread over the strop to finish its surface. ritter the strop dries, a pumice stone is rubbed back and forth over to malte the ing a hllin` mixture, end drying.

13. The inethod of treating razor s" bodies which includes scattering plum? in powdered :torni over the surface of the body and working it into the pores thereof, applying i iilling` mixture ot creamy con-- sistency to the body. drying the bodyT sinoothiiig` the surface after drying.

lll. The niethod of treating1 razor sti-og bodies which inciudes phiiubeggo in powdered orni over the surface oi the body and working it into the porcs, jiourN ing liquid wax over the body, :ind lorcing the w i; into the pores by e hot iron, epplying e filling; mixture of creeiny consistency to the body, :ind drying trie body. l5. The method ot treating rei-sor strop bodies which inchides sund-pepering, the enVN terior surface of the body to open 'the pores thereof, 'scattering dry powdered pluinbogjo ce ot the body und wori'ziug over the euri it into the pores, pouring liquid wei; oreithe body end ironing it ii'licreby the werf; carries the plunibago into the materiel ot the body, applying; e. filling mint-uro to the body, drying; the body, und smoothin@I 'the surface after drying by puinice st 16. rEhe method ot marking razor s Q bodies which consists in taking e piece of textile materiel which is hollow, putting e. lling mixture oi the consistency of creufu into the interior oin the piece, rolling` the piece to force the inixture through the fabi-ie to the exterior thereof, scattering` e dry powdered lubricant over the outer surface or the body and working it into the pores,

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forcing.;`v waxy substance into the body, :applying u outing oit the seine billing ininture to the exterior oiE the body, and dryinff.

l?. The method of mehr razor strop bodies which 'consists in taking ai piece of fgterioi Twhich is hollow, puting si, filling' mixture of the consistency oi cretini into the interior of the piece, rolling the piece to force the niixture through the febric to the exterior thereof, scattering plumbago in powdered forni over the surface of th body and'worlring it into the pores, epplying the Sonie filling mixture to the eX- terior of the body, drying` the body, and smoothing the surface after drying.

18. rlfbe method or' making razor strop bodies which consists in taking; e piece of tentiie materiel which is hollow, putting uv billing mixture ot the consistency ot cream into the interior oit the -piece, putting pressure on the piece to torce the mixture rough the pores ot the fabric, scattering,

pl o in powdered forni over 'the surtece or body Afind working it into the pores, pouring liquid wai; over the body and ironing it into the pores, applying the suine iiliinp; mixture to the exterior of the body, end drying the body.

19. rlhe method oit making razor strop bodies which consists in taking a piece of holler.' 'tile materiel, send-pepering the outer surface thereof to open the pores, putting ai, filling mixture et the consistency ot creo i into the interim.' of' the 1piece, putpressure on the body to force the iniX- ture into the pores, scattering plui'nbzigo in powdered torin over the surface of the b dy :ind working it into the pores, pour- 1V"rolfuid wel; over the surface, ironing Ye wen into the pores, epplying a, coating; or' the seine filling mixture to the exterior ot the body, drying the body, and smooth` ing the surface of the body with puinice stone.

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